148 AVES INSESSORES. [GARRULUS. 



C. Pica, Temm. Man. d'Orn. torn. i. p. 113, Garrulus Pious, 

 Id. torn. in. p. 63. Magpie, Mont. Orn. Diet. Selb. Illust. 

 vol. i. p. 358. pi. 31. f. 2. Bew. Brit. Birds, vol. i. p. 92. 



DIMENS. Entire length eighteen inches : length of the bill (from the 

 forehead) one inch four lines, (from the gape) one inch eight lines ; of 

 the tarsus two inches one line ; of the tail nine inches ten lines ; from 

 the carpus to the end of the wing seven inches eight lines : breadth, 

 wings extended, twenty-three inches. 



DESCRIPT. Head, throat, neck, upper part of the breast, back, vent, 

 under tail-coverts, and thighs, deep velvet-black; the feathers on the 

 throat rather loose and open, each tipped with a short bristle : scapulars, 

 lower part of the breast, and belly, pure white : wings and tail greenish 

 black, reflecting rich tints of purple, bronze, and blue, according to the 



decreasing : irides dark brown : bill and feet black. (Egg.) 



white, spotted all over with ash-colour and two shades of greenish brown : 



long. diam. one inch four lines and a half; trans, diam. one inch. 



A common and generally dispersed species. Frequents woods and 

 thickets, but prefers those near adjoining to villages. Generally observed 

 in pairs. Nest placed in a thick bush, or on the top of a lofty tree ; of 

 an oval shape, constructed of sticks closely interwoven with each other, 

 the bottom plastered with clay, and lined with fibrous roots. Eggs six or 

 seven in number, laid early in the Spring. Omnivorous. 



GEN. 36. GARRULUS, Briss. 



116. G. glandarius, Flem. (Jay.) A black moustache 

 descending from the corners of the bill: greater wing- 

 coverts barred with black and blue. 



Corvus glandarius, Temm. Man. d'Orn. torn. i. p. 114. Garrulus 

 gland. Id. torn. in. p. 65. Jay, Mont. Orn. Diet. Selb. Illust. 

 vol. I. p. 362. pi. 32. Bew. Brit. Birds, vol. i. p. 94. 



DIMENS. Entire length thirteen inches eight lines : length of the 

 bill (from the forehead) one inch two lines, (from the gape) one inch five 

 lines and a half; of the tarsus one inch eight lines and a half; of the tail 

 five inches nine lines ; from the carpus to the end of the wing seven 

 inches three lines : breadth, wings extended, twenty-two inches. 



DESCRIPT. The feathers on the forehead and crown narrow and 

 elongated, forming a crest capable of erection, of a whitish colour streaked 

 with black; chin whitish; a broad black moustache, about an inch in 

 length, descending from the corners of the lower mandible: general 

 colour of the plumage above and below reddish or purple ash ; darkest on 

 the nape and upper part of the back ; rump, and lower part of the ab- 

 domen, whitish : quills and tail dusky, the former edged with white ; 

 bastard wing and greater coverts bright blue, with several narrow trans- 

 verse bars of black ; secondaries with an oblong white spot on their outer 

 webs: bill black: irides bluish white : feet livid brown. White and other 

 varieties sometimes occur. (Egg.) Yellowish white ground, minutely 

 and thickly speckled all over with light brown, presenting the appearance 

 of a uniform yellow gray-brown: long. diam. one inch four lines; trans, 

 diam. one inch. 



